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Mirza Shafi Vazeh

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Azerbaijani poet

WritersLived 1794 to 1852 · aged 58
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Mirza Shafi Vazeh was an Azerbaijani poet and teacher. Under the pseudonym "Vazeh", which means "expressive, clear", he wrote in both Azerbaijani and Persian, developing the traditions of poetry in both languages.

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Mirza Shafi Vazeh was an Azerbaijani poet and teacher. Under the pseudonym "Vazeh", which means "expressive, clear", he wrote in both Azerbaijani and Persian, developing the traditions of poetry in both languages. He compiled the first anthology of Azerbaijani poetry and a Tatar-Russian dictionary for the Tiflis gymnasium with Russian teacher Ivan Grigoriev.

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Lived 1794 to 1852 · aged 58
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